Bed-bracket



No. 619,650. Patented Fab. 14,1899.

J. C. WOODWARD. BED BRACKET.

(Application led A r. 20 1898` vNITED f- STATES PATENT FFICE.

JAMES CRAWFORD WOODWARD, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

BED-BRACKET.

`SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,650, datedFebruary 14, 1899.

Application tiled April 20, 1898.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

p Be it known that I, J AMES CRAWFORD WOODWARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Brackets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe irlvention, such as will enable others skilled in theartto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and iigures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this speoication.

My invention relates to an improvement in bed-brackets, an d moreparticularly that class of brackets designed for supporting canopyframesupon the bedstead, the object of the present invention being to providea device which can be readily applied to corner-posts of various sizeswithout the necessity of skilful labor or the use of anything butordinary mechanical appliances.

A further object is to provide means for preventing the canopyframe fromflying back against the head of the bedstead when released and forretaining it in an upright position when its free end is released,thereby giving it a neater appearance than heretofore.

A still further object is to provide a removable extension for theportion of the canopy at the head of the bed.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, which will behereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view of the several partsdetached, and Fig. 2 is a view showing the device applied to a bedsteadwith the several parts assembled. Fig. 3 is a detail, partly in section.

A represents a plate, and B a socket, the two being preferably cast ofmalleable iron either in a single piece or in two parts rigidly securedtogether. The plate A is provided on its rear face with a iiange 1, andto this a flexible strip of metal 2 is secured, this strip of metalbeing provided with a series of holes 4 4. The plate at its inner end isprovided with an elongated slot 5, one of these holes and the slot beingadapted to receive a bolt Serial No. 678,297. (No model.)

6 and the bolt a thumb-nut 7 for securing the plate to the bed-post. Theobject of the several holes 4. 4 and the slot 5 is to provide fordifferent-sized posts used in different bedsteads, the strip 2 beingbent around to tightly embrace or encircle the post and the bolt 6inserted through the hole 4. nearest the post and slid to acorresponding position in the slot 5, after which the thumb-nut 7 isscrewed on tightly and the parts are held firmly in place.

V The canopy-frame C, with its usual helical spring 8, is removablysecured in the socket B, and as a means of preventing lateral movementit is furnished with a recess 9, in which a portion of the ywire formingthe frame rests. The ends of the frame C are preferably bent into theform of an obtuse angle, as shown in Fig. 3, and these ends are adaptedto be inserted int-o the recess or socket 9 and, by the formation of theangle, to be wedged therein. Projecting upwardly at one side of therecess 9 is an arm or stop 10, preferably grooved on its forward faceand is adapted to form a stop, against which the frame strikes when itis otherwise released and assumes its upright position. This stop guardsagainst the canopy-frame striking the head of the bedstead and marringthe furniture. It also assists in retaining the frame in the socket.

At the outer end of the plate A a vertical loop 12 is formed, and inthis the lower end of the extension D enters, said extension beingprovided with a shoulder adjacent to this end, which rests in a seat 13,formed between the upper edge of the plate A and the socket portion B,and which throws the vertical portion of the extension immediately inthe rear of the canopy-frame and also brings it into Vertical positionto clear the head-knob on the post, providing it has one, as is usual inall metal bedsteads. This head extension D is adapted to support thenetting at'the head of the bed on bedsteads in which the head is low, asin most iron and brass bedsteads.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the parts may be readily puttogether or separated and can be quickly applied to any form of bedsteadregardless of size without the exercise of more than ordinary skill. Itcomprises few parts, is simple in construction, is eifectualinaccomplishing the object sought,

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and gives a generally neat appearance to the canopy.

Slight changes might be made in the several details without departurefrom the spirit and scope of the invention. Hence I do not limit myselfto the precise features described; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a bracket comprising a plate and aflexible strip, the two being secured together at or near one end, onehaving an elongated slot and the other a series of holes, the iiexiblestrap adapted to partly encircle the part to which the bracket :is to besecured and a bolt passed through a hole and the slot for securelyfastening the strip about the part.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bracket having an elongatedoutwardlyextending slot and a flexible embracing-strip havingperforations therein, one of said holes and the slot adapted to receivea removable bolt, whereby the bracket may be secured to different-sizedobjects to which it maybe desired to attach it.

3. The combination with a plate and socket, the plate having anelongated slot at one end, a perforated flexible strip and means forsecuring said strip around a bed-post or similar object and to theplate, of a canopy-frame engaging the canopy-frame adjacent to said Yangular end.

5. The combination with aplate and socket, the plate having an elongatedslot at one end and a vertical loop at the other, a perforated ilexiblestrip and means for securing said strip around a bed-post or similarobject and to the plate, of a canopy-frame resting in the socket, a stopfor limiting the movement of the frame in one direction and an extensionresting in the loop in the plate.

6. A bracket for canopy-frames having a socket for the frame, a verticalloop 12, and a transverse seat adapted to receive and support anextension back of the canopy-frame.

In witness whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES CRAWFORD WOODWARD.

Witnesses:

J R. WEs'rnR, L. C. WESTEP..

